Six graduating seniors’ portraits are being added to Rhodes College’s Hall of Fame on the second floor of Southwestern Hall. They are Keith Adams, Shanteise Bonds, Anh Duy Hoàng, Dylan Morris, Anna Yates, and Sana Zein-Sabatto.
Selection to the Hall of Fame, which was established in 1931, is based on individual merit, leadership in student activities, service to others, and overall contributions to the campus community. Honorees are chosen by their peers. Election to the Hall of Fame is considered one of the highest honors that can come to a student.
Keith Adams, a biology major from Stone Mountain, GA, has studied drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) genetics at Rhodes, worked in the bacteria and infectious disease lab at Emory University, and studied how African bush elephants affect other species in the ecosystem and other environmental phenomena in Namibia and Botswana during an intensive 2024 Namibia Maymester. He is a STEM Cohort Mentoring Program participant and has presented research conducted at Emory at the Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Conference. His leadership goes beyond the classroom, serving as a captain of the varsity baseball team, president of Men of Distinction, and a mentor for first-year students as part of the Multicultural Vision Program. Adams also volunteers with the Refugee Empowerment Program in Memphis. Off-campus, Adams has been an intern at Southaven Internal Medicine.
Shanteise Bonds, a biology and health equity double major from Memphis, TN, has laboratory research experience in the Molecular Immunotherapeutic Research Lab at Rhodes, analyzing protein structures to enhance therapeutic approaches for autoimmune disorders. She has conducted HPV Cancer Prevention research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and held internships at Baptist Memorial Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is a STEM Cohort Mentoring Program participant and student development team member of the L & Leola Educational Advancement Foundation. Bonds serves as a student representative on the Board of Trustees and as a Rhodes Ambassador. She also serves as program chair for the Multicultural Vision Program, co-chair of the Class of 2025 Senior Gift Committee, vice president of the Health Professions Society, and vice president of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. In addition, Bonds is a member of Africana Women Supporting Ourselves and Maintaining Excellence, the Minority Association of Premedical Students, Black Student Association, Mortar Board Honors Society, and TriBeta Biological Honor Society.
Anh Duy Hoàng, a philosophy, politics and economics major from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has dedicated himself to immigration advocacy at Rhodes and beyond through student organizing, legal support, and policy work. At ImmSchools, he contributes to policy research and drafting briefs for the Department of Education and school districts. At the Community Legal Center in Memphis, he assists with immigration filings for refugee families. On campus, Hoàng has worked in the Department of International Studies, served as co-president of All Students Interested in Asia, worked as a Resident Assistant, and was elected RSG senator. He also founded and served as president of the International and Immigrant Students Association. Hoàng was a 2024 fellow with the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies, where he researched legal access for immigrants in Memphis. He is being inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society this year.
Dylan Morris, an environmental sciences major from Clarksville, TN, has conducted community engagement and data science research, where he used GIS mapping to analyze public transportation accessibility in Memphis and contributed to federal grant proposals for Hospitality Hub, a nonprofit addressing homelessness. He also served as a Rhodes Summer Fellow at Shelby Farms Park Conservatory, conducting market research and supporting GIS mapping initiatives. On campus, Morris is co-director for the Laurence F. Kinney Program, leading initiatives that connect Rhodes students with nearly 100 Memphis service organizations. In 2023, he was named Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Sophomore of the Year, an honor recognizing his leadership abilities. Beyond his work in community engagement, Morris has served as the Interfraternity Council president, a Rhodes Diplomat, an Academic Peer Coach, Peer Assistant, and a Rhodes Student Associate.
Anna Yates, a philosophy, politics and economics major from Little Rock, AR, serves as president of the Rhodes Student Government (RSG), leading initiatives to strengthen communication between students and the administration. Her previous RSG roles include vice president, senator, and various committee chairs. Her academic achievements include receiving the Political Economy Department Sophomore of the Year Award and an internship at the United States House of Representatives. Yates also has worked as an intern with the International Justice Mission. Beyond academic pursuits and RSG involvement, Yates is a Writing Center fellow and participates in the Rhodes College Dance Company, the Reformed University Fellowship Leadership Team, and Kappa Delta Sorority. She is being inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society this year.
Sana Zein-Sabatto, a biology major from Nashville, TN, has conducted amphibian husbandry and behavioral research at the Memphis Zoo, pollinator conservation research with the Wild Bee Lab, and environmental field studies across the Amazon, Andes, and Galápagos Islands through the Rhodes Ecuador program. On campus, she co-founded the Middle Eastern Student Association as well as served as the publicity chair for the Muslim Student Association. Zein-Sabatto helped launch a campus-wide recognition for World Hijab Day and Arab-American Heritage Month. She also has served as an ambassador for Health Professions Advising and a representative for the Annual Giving Fund. In addition, Zein-Sabatto is a member of Mortar Board, TriBeta Biological Honor Society, and KAO environmental honor society. Beyond Rhodes, she serves as a volunteer at the Humane Society and a board member for the Muslim Interscholastic Tournament.